River in Scotland upon which Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway, stands (4)

I believe the answer is:

cree

(Other definitions for cree that I've seen before include "Soften up" , "Alien language" , "tribesman" , "North American native" , "tribe" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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